Prousenos of Nicosia

Prousenos of Nicosia (died 1242) was a Greek nobleman who was lord of Nicosia after the Byzantine Empire was pushed out of the region.

Biography
Prousenos was formerly a vassal of the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but when Jerusalem was conquered in 1206, he declared independence. His feudal society worked out well, with farmers producing chickens and grain for eating daily. However, in 1242, the Ayyubid Empire invaded northern Cyprus after taking Limassol from the rebels. Prousenos defended the city ably but was killed in the assault, and Nicosia fell to the Egyptians.